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Parts of South Dorset are among England s 10% most deprived areas Inset: Pixabay A ‘STRATEGIC ALLIANCE’ will be created in Dorset to tackle social mobility. Councillors say it is shameful that some parts of the county are amongst the most deprived in the country. The South Dorset constituency is ranked the lowest in the country for social mobility with the area having more children coming into the care of Dorset Council than anywhere else in Dorset. Weymouth and Portland also suffers from low wages, often seasonal, child poverty and poor health outcomes. Weymouth councillor Pete Barrow has called for a sense of urgency in developing plans to tackle the area’s problems, which is likely to include a multi-agency team developing a response to the problems.